@inproceedings{eprints17086,
          author = {E. I. Olowookere and J. A. Odukoya and Olujide A Adekeye and Precious Emuchay and Sunday S. Babalola and Dare Ojo Omonijo and Benedict Emerenwa Agoha},
           title = {Entrepreneurial Intentions Among Stem and Non-Stem Undergraduates of a Private University in Nigeria: A Comparative Study},
            year = {2020},
       booktitle = {Vision 2025: Education Excellence and Management of Innovations through Sustainable Economic Competitive Advantage of 14015},
        keywords = {Entrepreneurial Intentions, STEM, Non-STEM, Undergraduates, Nigeria},
             url = {http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/17086/},
        abstract = {This study compared entrepreneurial intentions of STEM and non- STEM undergraduates of a private University in Nigeria. The survey research design and  systematic  random  sampling technique  were used in data collection and selection of participants. A total of 250 students (126 STEM and 124 non-STEM) across the five academic levels (100-500)  participated in  this study. Fifty-two percent (52\%) of the participants were males and forty-eight percent (48\%) were females. Four hypotheses were raised and  tested  using  t-test  for  independent  samples.  The  result  revealed  significant  difference  in entrepreneurial capacity [t (248) = .084, P{\ensuremath{<}}.01] and entrepreneurial intentions [t (248) = 2.397, P{\ensuremath{<}}.01] of STEM and non-STEM students. Furthermore, the result showed that non-STEM students reported higher  entrepreneurial  capacity  [non-STEM  (?=12.19);  STEM  (?=12.13)]  and  entrepreneurial intentions [non-STEM (?=14.79); STEM (?=12.56)]. Conversely, no significant difference was fou nd in STEM and non-STEM students? capacity for developing new products and services [t (248) =1.387, P{\ensuremath{>}}.05] and attraction to entrepreneurship [t (248) = 1.296, P{\ensuremath{>}}.05]. This study concluded that although STEM  and  non-STEM  students  were  similar  in  their entrepreneurial  attraction  and  capacity  for developing new  products/services, non-STEM students displayed more entrepreneurial capacity and intentions. Therefore, it was  recommended that equal  attention and  opportunities be given  to STEM and  non-STEM  students  for  entrepreneurship  training and capacity building towards increased competitiveness and sustainable development in Nigeria.}
}